It is with sad hearts that the family announces the passing of “Nanny” in her 99th year.

Eileen was born June 17, 1918 in Central Butte, Saskatchewan to George and Mary Marie Hicks. Eileen moved with her family to Dinorwic, Ontario where she met and married Waino Hauta June 22, 1935. On September 1, 1943, they moved with their two boys to Minnitaki, Ontario and their daughter was born two months later.

She will be greatly missed by her; children Waino Jr. (Pinkie), Albert (Tina) and Noreen (Don), seven grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and 16 great great-grandchildren. Eileen was predeceased by her husband Waino, mother Mary Marie, father George, brother bud, sister Sis, grandson Douglas, daughter-in-law Dianne and great-granddaughter Taylor-Leigh. Her goal was to reach 100, “She almost made it!”

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Chris Marchand is a native of Dryden, Ontario. He served his first newspaper internship at The Dryden Observer in 1998 while attending journalism studies at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops B.C.
He's worked desks as both reporter and editor at the Fernie Free Press as well as filled the role of sports editor at the Cranbrook Daily Townsman.
Marchand was named editor of the Dryden Observer in Aug. 2009.